Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-30
TEXAS BAPTISTS.
The General Conference Now in SEES
sion TraDsacfs Large Amount OF
Busiless-The Committees.
the Committee on Bapttsis and Their
Position on tho Liquor Traffic.
2peciai 20 .he Gzzefte.

CohI-rsLct Ct Texas met at ire First
Baptist o1urch tlis morning atl00'c.ock.
TIE co1venu.l 7-as called 70 order b.
Rev. =. 7. Spa, dug, former pregtd4nt.
Prayer orered by R=y +. M.Lsw. or
motion, R-y. I. 52alding was elected
president y accJ4uasjou.
Inc following geEsi u1p were elected
vice president ~ 0&N0r: T-vs G. "
Bsires, +. Vi. Law sud X. G. Uauks.
Revs- y. j Anderson snd NJ p. Nah
e1ey were elected secretaries. The con
ference W&5 entertaiued Ter few II .nu.cs
by an address On education from Rev. +
Il keGt9ot. professor Of systematic
theology in 5he S1ul5ern Baptist Semi
nary OF Louisville, Ky. TIE Professor
says that the great iaaa il
sending the young to school is
not 10 Gain Information, s. the
popular mini seem 20 thi1k, but TO de-
velop, to train She mind, to educo, 70
draw out. lie nade gu te a learned end
interesting address, and this evening ne
showed up the advantage Ot the B.ptis.
Seminary g LOUSY lie.
The Rev. Z. @. Hanks OF this city deIiv-
cred & snort and touching address Of vel
come in behalf OF the BCpIst churches Of
Dallas end East Dauas, 70 which P-y
Sims responded in behalf Of TIE confer
ence.
Ga motion Reys. Carol, Worthtng
B-iues ard Griffin were appointed as q
committee On Credentials.
Motion carried inst 81 annual mission
a'y sermon BE included ia the confer
cnces exercises.
On motion BsyS. Hanks, Morris. Luther.
Jar-sj, Lloyd end SIu.tl were appointed
as 9 committee On order of business.
Motion msde and carried tlat the PES
tors aud deacons OF Uho city VINO are
members Of the conference act IS { COM
mittea on religious exercises.
Co respondents 1nd visiting brethren
were made Tnsmo Is Ok the conference
and were invited TO participate IL It's de-
alterations.
Rev. Bel, Assistant Corresponding
Secretary Of Foreign Misuocs, wgs called
to the stand nnt made o short report Of
his work.
Rev. Tayler, Missionary to Brazil, re-
ported To:k emoug the hestheus in 3
prosperous condition He Tepor,a one
CaCrcl organized with 100 members, eli
IN good working order, alec several
others win membership OF twenty and
thirty. He thinks of starting back TO his
work next month.
Rev Pryor, cOl0ved, representing the
colcred Baptists Of 7, Xgs, w2s introduced
and spoke eloqqeutiy in behalf O.! the
col0red E2rtists of Texas He reports
wonderful progress 6m01g MS people
elucc emancipation. He s6ys his paopIs BE-
fore 1hay sec ded from Ghe whi,e Baptiete
bad only t;gO missionaries in the field,
now they had ff.7 in ths field in Texas
and they are doing uo0le WOrk he ap.
nests for cid 20 establish sn institute for
CulOrGd B3p,isl ministers. He W2nIs
$4,000 CT $40 COO.
R-y. Refer, correspondent from the
German Baptist conference, reported
WCTE among Germans progressing very
we'll.
Adjourned to meet ct the srmory build
ing at .: 80 p IA.
EVENING SESSION.
Conference called 10 0-ter by the pres
ident at 2:&0 O'clock. Song, "Whst 8
Friend W Have IA Jesus" PRAYER BY
Rev. Luther.
o. iaottCn Dr. Karf0Gt wsa invited to
adore the conference a 5 80 O'clock.
Dr. H3yden, ss committee on religious
! services, glpuUsced thai Dr. Kecfoot
could preach The opening sermon to-
night.
Committee On order Of business made
tn following report:
appoint committee IN credentials.
2 ORGANIZATION of cuovcnti0n.
3. Committee Oh preaching.
1 Invite COrrasp LdsEts.
3. Invite visiting Brethren TO seats
with convention.
Aproiat the following commit
tees: On auditing, on foreign
missions, on WORK Of nome bosrd of the
Southern Baptist Conference, on co!ored
population, On ministerial education, on
the WHISKY tTsflic, on Bible work, to nom
nate board Of directors for the general
conference, to nominate trustees
Of the general conference, to
nominate board OF trustees
OF Baylor University, to nominate bosrd
of trustees 6aylor College, to nominate
place Of next meeting, 10 nominate
brother TO preach annual sermon st Dext
conference
Z. Report of trustees Of convention, re-
port Of directors Of general convention.
5 Report OF trustees of Baylor Univer-
sitY, report OF the board OF trustees OF the
Ia 81 NC-ASET' Ia kOA ~ AHiAiAiObjlS IL
lief 5oerd. Report Of standing commit
tees. Report OF special committees.
Miscellaneous business.
The President appointed the following
committees:
Auditing r. J. sedge, j. B. Link, K.
Williams.
State Mlssione-J. B. Hard@lck, j. r.
Clark, 6. w Rogers, j. S. Moore, f
Keller, Z B Hardie, G. W. Griffith, l. B.
KImorough, Jos Wilson.
F"reign Missions-R. T. Hanks, J. II
Luther, a. NJ Stimulus, J H. Boyd, A. E.
Raten, j. A. Strbltng, A. S. Bunting,
S a Hay deu j Il NJ. Touchs tone, J. T.
S Pax, L. MlIlican, G G Taylor.
Home Mission Board Of ibe Southern
Baptist Conven;iou-F NJ. Law, ". 0.
Bailey, G. W. Cspps, Il. H. Whitehead,
N. A CIautz, J L. Jennings.
Coorec Popuiation-R e. Burleson, T.
S. Potts, fully Choire, f. Keller, A. +.
Clemens, L. r, MilliCsn.
Ministerial Eiucstton-G. W. Baines,
W. 4. Jsrren, S. L. Morris, 5. B Cal
owav, c. L Stephens, J. L. Lloyd, J NJ.
Carroll, NJ Wells, J. G WiDeo.
On Attitude OF the B,ptists Toward the
Liquor Trsffic-B. Fl. Carroll, j. B. Gran
i'll, j. R Malone, L. C.. K@ilis, a. S.
Bunting, 7. B. PItmsn, r T Yates, T. A.
MoOrn = UorrelI Tss.c SaeIarr